She said in an interview Monday that she thought she was sending a private message, but the comment was shared publicly on Facebook. "This was an error on my part," she said.
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Mississippi election commissioner: "I'm concerned about voter registration in Mississippi," the commissioner wrote. "The blacks are having lots (of) events for voter registration. People in Mississippi have to get involved, too."https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2020/06/30/mississippi-election-commissioner-accused-making-racist-comments/3280055001/ …
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“The blacks...”
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Note also that “the blacks” aren’t part of “the people who have to get involved too.” This guy should be fired or resign.
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So, in her words, “the blacks” are not included as some of the “people” of Mississippi. She said the quiet part out loud. How much more obvious can it get?
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It doesn’t get any more obvious. But it does give “the people” someone else to vote out!
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This comment is like a Matryoshka doll of racism.pic.twitter.com/gNbt9bWwGN
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Resign mfer
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Too? As in also “people” in Mississippi have to get involved because “the blacks are having lots of events for voter registration.” Jeezus!
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The Venn diagram has two circles: "the blacks" and "people" and there is no overlap. Yikes.
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This is what gets me. Not once did she even acknowledge that saying "people" to contrast with "blacks" could be perceived as problematic.
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